Match packet



Mrch 1o, 1936. R, v A, FERGUSON 3 2,033,332

MATCH PACKET Filed Aug. 28, 1934 Patented 10,- -1936 UNITED STATES Maron PACKET Robert Vemoli Arnett Ferguson, Glasgow,

Scotland applicati@ August 2s, 1934, serial Nn. 741,110 In Great Britain `August 28, 193? 2 claims. (ci. 2062.29)

I'his invention relates to match packets suitable for insertion inartons for cigarettes and the like, such as cartons of the drawer and shell, type. wherein the match packet is made sepa- Irate from the carton and is removably inserted therein. It is one of the objects of the present' invention to provide an improved match packet as a separate article for tting in the drawer o! the carton without requiring to be secured to the drawer'by the use of an adhesive or by means of fasteners.

According to the invention, the match packet, which is made separate from the carton from. cardboard or other relatively stiff thin sheet material doubled over to form a pocket between a `at back section and a front section covering half '6r substantially half of the back section, and'having a apioldably attached t o the up-v per edge of the front section and provided on" its inside with a match ignitixig surface 'or strip, has the matches inserted in said pocket'with -their heads uppermost and protruding above the upper edge of the front section, and the ilap is of such a length as vto completely cover the matches when folded over them and is also of such a length as to provide an outer plain margin in addition to the match igniting" surface or strip, this outer margin providing a portion which' can be pressed against the front section to lioldthe ilaprmly andiully exposed when -it has been turned outwards over the front section to expose the match heads( Thej'ront section may be secured at orl .near its side edges to the back section in known mannerto provide closed sides to the pocket be'- A from the match packet.' and' the flap of the.

tween the tw`o' sections for the reception of the' matches. The matches may be loose matches loosely inserted' m the said pocket or inserted C between the corrugations of a lcorrugated strip inserted in said pocket, or a strip of connected matches may be employed secured to the front of the back, section, or to the back of the front section, or secured to and; between both the front and back sections. f i

The match packet is adapted to' be, laidloosely .in the drawer oi/a cigarette carton of the drawer and shell type over the cigarettes -therein and the flap is adapted to be turned. dawn over the front of the shell ofrthe`carton, when the drawer is partly ejected, and in its turned down tion it can be gripped rmly against the she of the carton while estracting and igniting a match.' f

The backsection o! the match packet mayin some cases, be constructed for detachable interlocking engagement with the-edge o1' the coveri'gniting surface. The accompanying drawing illustrates variousforms of match packets according 'to my inihg iiap of a drawer of a carton of the drawer and shell type. For example, one or more lugs may be stamped or cut out or provided on` the back ofthe match packet to engage over` the edge of the covering ap of the'drawer. 5

Af series or'row of the match packets may be separably connected .to one another-and for this purpose theyA may be made from a single blank with lines [of pertorations or the 'like deilning .and the `drawer of the box in such ay manner that the match packet v.is caused to slide withl the drawer. f

The match packet, when laid loosely in the, drawer oi a cigarette carton over the cigarettes thereimwill slide with the drawer when the drawer is partly ejected from the shell of the, carton, and the nap of the-match packet can be then turned over the iront of the shell of the carton .to expose the matches.; The flap of the match packet will 'automatically fold back over. the matches in the act'of closingithe drawer ,of' the carton. Whenkthe flap of the match packet is turned over and held firmlyv against the outside of the front of the shell of the carto n, it ensures that the .matches are brought well forward away from the contents of the drawer, to

enable theimatches to be convenientlyrmoved matchpacket can be gripped against the front of the shell ofth carton to firmly hold the natch packet while removing a match, especially when the drawer of the carton is nearly empty. The. back section of the match packet also serves to separate the match heads from the cigarettes or; their wrapping.

The flap of the match packet mayextend to or beyond the upper, edge of th back section and itmay'have extensions adapted to fold over the back setionor, alternatively, over the end of the drawer-of the cartonband that part'of thev flap extension which liesl against the end 'of the drawer may be provided with a match 50 ventlon.

vf-Iiig.' 1 is la perspective view ofi the preferred form of match packet for loose matches and Fig. 2 shows two such match packets separably connected together.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of two separably connected match packets containing connected matches.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of. another form of match packet with connected matches.

Fig. 5 is a rear perspective view of a match packet constructed for detachable interlocking engagement with the covering'ap ,of a drawer shown in dotted lines.

Fig.,6 shows amatch packet having the flap extended to fold over the end of the drawer of a cigarette carton.

Fig. 'I is a perspective view of a cigarette packet with a 'matchpacket according to- Figs. 1, 4 or 5.

Referring to the form of the invention shown -in Fig. 1, the match packet is made from a blank of cardboard or like material folded at a to` form a back section or card A and a front section B. The portion which forms the front section is scoredtransversely at b to provide a front flap C. The face which is exposed when the nap C is opened out as shown in Fig. 1 is provided with a match igniting strip d: The

.matches E are linserted with their heads upperfold over and completelycover the matches E when they carton is closed. On partly opening the carton as in Fig. 7, the nap C can be folded over the front of the shell H and can be gripped there by the thumb Vor nngers of the hand while --removing a match with the other hand. -Theturning .of the flap C over the front of the shell' -H to expose the matches ensures that the match packet will be brought well forward away from thev cigarettes in the carton; It will be apparent that the ap C will4 automatically fold back over the matches 'in the act of closing the carton. -It will also he apparent that `the back' card A serves to separate the matches from the cigarettes or their wrapping. -The front face of the front vsection B and 'the 'faces' of the flap C and backcard A may bear advertisement'. or other printedmatter and any part of the match packet may be used as a cigarette card or coupon in /place of the cigarette cards or coupons at `present in common use.

Fig. 2 shows two match packets made from a single blank of cardboard or like material having -a'line of perforations c separably'pnnecting the back A, front sectionB and ap Cof one packet 'from'the other. Thus the t/wo packets together may 'be of a. width vto ntacarton containing 'say twenty 'cigareti'.esv and by separating the two match packets along the line c, each match packet may be used With a cigarette carton containing-say ten cigarettes.

. Fig." 3 shows a modication in which the loose matches of the form shown in Figs. 1 and 2 are 'replaced' by Imatch strips D' consisting in known manner of Iconnected matches of pasteboard or like material. `Inthis case, wire stitches F' or other meansD are used to secure the base portion of thematchstrips to the back card A- lower portion of the back card A to engage the and front section B of the match packet, at the same time securing the front section B to the back card A.

Fig. 4 illustratesa modification in which a strip of connected matches D2 is secured to the 5 'with the covering ap of' the drawer of a sigarette carton as shown, for example, in Fig. 5, which shows a lug K stamped or cut out of the edgev of the covering' flap L of the drawer G.

Fig. 6 shows a further modiflcation in whichl the ap- C of the match packet has extensions c .and -cll adapted to fold over the end and part of .the back ofthe drawer of a carton.4 In such case the-extension c' may have a match igniting strip d on the' outside. It Ywill be 1mderstood that the extension c2 will tuck in between the shell and the bottom of the drawer when the carton is closed. I claim 1. A match packet comprising a blank of cardboard'or other relatively stiff thin sheet material vdoubled over to form a flat back section anda front section covering substantiallyhalf '30 of the back section and providing a pocket between them. "a flap foldably attached to the upper edge of the front section, a match igniting surface 'on the' inside of the said flap, and matches inserted in said pocket with their heads :uppermost and protruding above the upper edge of said front section, -said nap being of such a length as to completely cover the matches when it is folded over them and to extend beyond the upper edgeof the back section to prvide extensions adapted to fold over the outside of the end of a drawer of a carton of the drawer and .shell type when the match packet is tted' in suchv a carton, and also of such a length as to provide an cuter-plain margin in addition yto the lmatch striking-surface,- this margin providing a portion which can be pressed against the front section to hold the fiapirmly and fully exposed when it has been turned outwards over .the front section to expose the match heads.

2. A matchfpac'ket' comprising a blank of card- Vboard' or ouier'reletively stiff thin sheet material doubled over to form a at back section and a -frontsection Acvering substantially' half of the back section-and providing a pocket between them, a flap foldably attached to the upper edge of the front section, yafmatch ignitingl surface on the inside of saidnap, and matches inserted in said pocket with their heads uppermost and protruding above the upper edge of said. front-'60 section, said iiap being of such a length as to xcompletely cover the matches when it is folded over them,and also .ot such a length as to provide an outer plainmargin in addition to, theb .4

l match striking surface, this margin providing a portion which can be pressed, against the front section to hold the flap firmly'and fully exposed when it has been turned outwards over the front section to "expose the match heads,. and

means on said packet for effecting its detach- 70 able interlocking engagement with the edge of thecovering iiap of la drawer of a carton of the drawer and shell type.

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